![]() ![]() This section is the perfect over-the-top build up for the contrast between the mundane life the mousey haired girl is living in the verse and grandiosity of what’s happening on the silver screen. Then it moves to Db and ascends on the E-string (Note: I adjusted the chord names to make them more readable). The pre-chorus section of Life on Mars uses the ascending chromatic notes over chords trick and keeps doing it until your head is about to explode.įirst there’s an Ab chord with ascending notes on the C-string. I wrote more about Prince’s use of 9 chords here. The chords keep cycling and never resolves. Im writing a song thats overall meant to be pretty angry but ukulele is the only instrument I know so I was wondering if there are any chord progressions. The song is in Bb and using a Bb9 means the progression doesn’t feel like it’s relaxed and complete. These are unsettled chords like the D7sus2 in Skinny Love. This time the notes on the E- and A-strings sound through the first three chords.īut the highlight of the progression is the use of Bb9 and Eb9. Prince – Purple RainĪnother chord progression using drones. That creates the opposite effect and makes the song a lively, excited. But this time the notes are ascend chromatically. The first three chords combine drones on the g- and E-strings with chromatic notes on the C- and A-strings. It’s adapted from Bob Brozman’s guitar version. This is my absolute favourite chord turnaround. The notes on top of the chords (g-string, 1st fret to g-string, second fret) are repeated for each chord. This is a clever twist on changing notes over background chords. So the underlying chord is F and she adds 9 and 7 notes on top of it. Going from 2nd fret to 1st fret and resolving to the open string for the F chord.Īfter that is another neat trick: introducing notes on top of a base chord. It’s another case of a chromatic move down but this time on just the C-string. ![]() You can also hear it in Radiohead, in Arctic Monkeys #1 Party Anthem and umpteen by the Beatles. Strange change from major to minor in Every Time We Say Goodbye. The IV to iv chord change (Bb to Bbm in this case) is an absolute classic. I wrote more about that in the best ukulele chords post. These clash to create an uncomfortable feeling that propels the progression forward. That chord has three notes close to each other: B, C and D. Skinny Love also makes use of dissonance on the D7sus2. So the C-string rings through the whole progression and the E-string for all but one chord. And I made sure that carried through on the ukulele version by using an open tuning. notes that stay the same through all the chords. Being in a major key it gives the move a lazy and dreamy quality. This song, written by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and covered by everyone, uses the same chromatic trick twice. That falling back feels so resigned and deflated. But my favourite part is the chromatic move down from Bb to A (chromatic means you move up or down one fret). Amy Winehouse – Back to Blackįirst, it’s in saddest of all keys D minor. ![]() Let me know your favourite progressions in the comments. And how those tricks added to the story the song was telling. And I wanted to pick through them to find the tricks they used. I’ve covered a lot of incredible chord progressions over the years. ![]()
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